Bruins at Lightning preview

BRUINS (46-20-9) at LIGHTNING (58-14-4)
7:30 p.m. ET; ESPN+, SNE, SNO, SNP, TVAS, SUN, NESN, NHL.TV

The Lightning, who have clinched the Presidents' Trophy and home-ice advantage throughout the Stanley Cup Playoffs, are 7-1-0 in their past eight games and would join the 1977-78 Montreal Canadiens (59 wins), 1976-77 Canadiens (60) and 1995-96 Detroit Red Wings (62).
Boston, which has clinched a berth into the playoffs, leads the Toronto Maple Leafs by seven points for second place in the Atlantic Division. The Maple Leafs play the Florida Panthers at Scotiabank Arena on Monday.
The Bruins have won four straight and are 17-3-1 in their past 21 games.

Players to watch

Bruins forward Brad Marchand has 21 points (eight goals, 13 assists) in his past 13 games.
Lightning captain Steven Stamkos has eight points (four goals, four assists) during a four-game point streak and is one goal from his fifth NHL season with at least 40.

They said it

"Listen, it's Tampa. They're the No. 1 team in the National Hockey League. Last time I thought we played them very well (4-1 win Feb. 28), so I'm sure they'll have that in the back of their minds. They've also clinched a top spot so they may have other things that they're worried about." -- Bruins coach Bruce Cassidy
"[The Bruins are] a team that plays with a lot of speed. They don't turn the puck over much. They play a pretty north game and they have some good momentum going for them. So I expect them to be at their best." -- Lightning defenseman Victor Hedman

Bruins projected lineup

Brad Marchand -- Patrice Bergeron -- David Pastrnak
Jake DeBrusk -- David Krejci -- Marcus Johansson
Danton Heinen -- Charlie Coyle -- Chris Wagner
Joakim Nordstrom -- Noel Acciari -- David Backes
Zdeno Chara -- Charlie McAvoy
Brandon Carlo --
Connor Clifton
Steven Kampfer -- John Moore
Tuukka Rask
Jaroslav Halak
Scratched:Karson Kuhlman
Injured: Matt Grzelcyk (upper body), Torey Krug (concussion), Sean Kuraly (hand surgery), Kevan Miller (upper body)

Lightning projected lineup

Ondrej Palat -- Steven Stamkos -- J.T. Miller
Tyler Johnson -- Brayden Point -- Nikita Kucherov
Alex Killorn -- Anthony Cirelli -- Mathieu Joseph
Adam Erne -- Cedric Paquette -- Ryan Callahan
Victor Hedman -- Mikhail Sergachev
Ryan McDonagh -- Erik Cernak
Braydon Coburn --
Jan Rutta
Andrei Vasilevskiy
Louis Domingue
Scratched:Cameron Gaunce, Danick Martel
Injured:Anton Stralman (lower body), Dan Girardi (lower body)
Suspended: Yanni Gourde

Status report

Johansson (lung contusion) is a game-time decision after practicing Sunday. … Stralman skated Monday but will not play. … Lightning coach Jon Cooper said he doesn't expect Girardi to be available for the remainder of the regular season.

Stat pack

Kucherov has 12 points (six goals, six assists) in his past eight games. … Bergeron has eight points (five goals, three assists) during a four-game point streak.